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No. 33 



LOUISE. (Louise Bonne de Jersey.) 



An excellent export pear, if well 

 grown. This and the Duchess have 

 long held the first place as market 

 varieties with growers of dwarf pears 

 in Ontario. 



ORIGIN: at Avrancb.es, France, about 

 1780, by Mr. Longueval, and named 

 after Madam Louise de Longueval. 

 About 1827, grafts were secured by 

 Andre LeRoy, of Angers. The original 

 tree is said to be still standing. 



TREE: hardy in southern Ontario, 

 succeeds better on quince than on pear 

 stock; a vigorous, upright grower; 

 very productive, if well cultivated 

 and set in deep, rich sandy loam. 



FRUIT: large; form, pyriform, sides 

 usually unequal; skin, smooth, yellow- 

 ish green, with brownish red '-cheek, 

 with numerous red and brown dots; 



LOUISE. 



stem, 1 to IV 2 inches long, usually 

 fleshy at insertion on one side, some- 

 what swollen at each extremity, set 

 in a very slight, if any, depression; 

 calyx, half closed, set in a wide, shal- 

 low, slightly plaited basin. 



FLESH: white; texture, fine grained, 

 juicy, buttery, melting; flavor, pleas- 

 ant, aromatic. 



QUALITY: very good for dessert pur- 

 poses. 



VALUE: home market, fair; foreign 

 market, first class. 



SEASON: September to October. 



SECTION OF LOUISE. 



